Astronomy
What Would Happen if the Earth Stopped Turning?
This article was originally written in 2010, but we've now updated it and added this spiffy new video. As you…
‘Freakish’ Asteroid Has Six Tails, Sheds Stuff Into Space
A lawn sprinkler in space. That's one of the descriptions NASA has for the curious P/2013 P5, which is spewing not…
Early Supermassive Black Holes First Formed as Twins
It's one of the puzzles of cosmology and stellar evolution: how did supermassive black holes get so... well, supermassive... in the…
Bright Venus Takes Center Stage in November
“What’s that bright object to the southwest at dusk?” We’ve already fielded more than a few such questions as Earth’s…
This Is How The World’s Largest Radio Telescope Is Divvying Up Design Work
The world's largest radio telescope will act very much like a jigsaw; every piece of it must be precisely engineered…
Chandra Infographic Shows Where The Color Comes From In Space Pictures
For your daily space zing, check out an infographic recently highlighted on the Chandra X-ray Observatory's Google+ page. Called "How…
A Hybrid Solar Eclipse Seen From Earth… and Space
The final eclipse for 2013 was a grand event, witnessed across the Atlantic and the heart of Africa this past…
What is the Milky Way?
When you look up at the night sky, assuming conditions are just right, you might just catch a glimpse of…
10-Year-Old Boy Discovers a 600 Million Year-Old Supernova
Young Canadian Nathan Gray, age 10, has discovered a supernova candidate in the field of the galaxy designated PGC 61330,…
Watch Live: Sunday’s “Hybrid Solar Eclipse”
The chase is on. On Sunday, November 3rd, the shadow of the Moon will cross the Earth for one last…